Week 39, Day 2, Entry 2: How Can I meet you earlier?

Hey Junior,

I saw the OB on Wednesday and she said I'm 1cm dilated, which means two things 1) I'm progressing 2) I could very much stay at this stage for a very long time.

So I vow to walk, walk, walk to get you moving. Auntie Sandy's mom said if I walk 3 flights of stairs, 3x/daily, you will arrive. Auntie Naemeh said that her dad's wife gave birth to Shahab the following day that her elevator broke down and she needed to climb to the 8th FL. A patient at work said to negotiate 4 flights of stairs and you will show up. A coworker said ingest castor oil and you will slip out within hours like her cousin. Uh, I nixed that idea.

Tomorrow, I will attempt a little stair climbing to get this party started! 

Love u
Mom

Week 39, Day 6 - No sleep till Brooklyn!!!

Hey Junior,

In the first trimester, I had trouble sleeping because of crazy vivid nightmares from all the hormones running through my body. Sandy's grey turd was a lifesaver. 4 weeks ago, I had trouble sleeping on my side because my belly hurt and I took it as bad sign that I was bothering you. So I started sleeping on a wedge and tolerated the low back pain. Then the low back pain got too much 1 week ago so I would alternate between the grey turd and the wedge. Last night..... OH last night. Junior threw me to the DOGS!!!

I had the worst back pain on the side that you are sitting on - the left side. Sleeping on my back, left side, right side, upright on the couch did not help. I felt like you were STABBING my back. I thought this is it... this is back labor and I'm going to the hospital first thing. Nope, walking,  quadruped and leaning forward did the trick but I can't sleep in those positions. Instead, I had to wake up every hour to walk off the pain in the livingroom.

My, oh, my. I love you but GOOD GOD you hurt last night. haha. Looking forward more than ever to meeting you.

Love u
Mom